Parting Shot

Merche Llobera · Issue 135, Nov/Dec 2023 · pp. 63

Products mentioned: Sony A7III, 16-35mm f4 lens, Isotta housing, Sea&Sea YS-D3 strobes, 8-15 fisheye

Do you have a shot which has a story within a story? If so e mail it with up to 500 words of text and yours could be the next Parting Shot. peter@uwpmag.com Parting Shot by Merche Llobera I was very pleased to win the Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 in this year’s Epson Pano Awards Competition. In this image taken in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, a breathtaking natural spectacle unfolds: a school of jacks forming a figure resembling a tornado. The jacks, with their silver and gleaming bodies, move in perfect synchrony, swirling and undulating in a fascinating aquatic ballet. The turquoise and crystal-clear sea provides the perfect stage for this incredible phenomenon. The image was taken in October 2022 while scuba diving. It was a very fortunate day because the visibility was quite good, which doesn’t happen often in Cabo Pulmo. We found the group of jacks very close to the sandy bottom, ab…